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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': In a world where fate is controlled by demonic forces, a warrior seeks the cure for his lover's insanity and revenge against the friend who betrayed them in exchange for godlike power. It fits the Heroic epic mold, being a long story about the multiple adventures and great deeds of Guts and his companions. As an added bonus, the manga and anime both begin InMediasRes and all versions include at least one trip to the underworld--or rather that universe's equivalent. It's also drawn in [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt extreme lavish detail]], befitting the sort of epics told in visual mediums.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': In a world where fate is controlled by demonic forces, a warrior seeks the cure for his lover's insanity and revenge against the friend who betrayed them in exchange for godlike power. It fits the Heroic epic mold, being a long story about the multiple adventures and great deeds of Guts and his companions. As an added bonus, the manga and anime both begin InMediasRes and all versions include at least one trip to the underworld--or rather that universe's equivalent. It's also drawn in [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt extreme and grandiose detail]], befitting the sort of epics told in visual mediums.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': In a world where fate is controlled by demonic forces, a warrior seeks the cure for his lover's insanity and revenge against the friend who betrayed them in exchange for godlike power. It fits the Heroic epic mold, being a long story about the multiple adventures and great deeds of Guts and his companions. As an added bonus, the manga and anime both begin InMediasRes and all versions include at least one trip to the underworld--or rather that universe's equivalent.

* ''Art/MarieDeMediciCycle'': The collection is a {{Sequential Art}}work containing no less than 21 {{paintings}} (a veritable commission) telling the life of Marie de' Medici as she grows up to become the Queen of France. Every important milestone is embellished to evoke a feeling of grandiosity --her birth and upbringing are both blessed and aided by god; when she falls in love with her future husband, is love at first sight; her military victories are pompous accomplishments, her temporary falling out with her son is soul-crushing; her escape from confinement is a high-stakes journey; etc. While her struggles are glossed over in order to paint her as favorably as possible, the way it's presented highlights that France's fate depends on her (prosperous) reign.

* ''Film/{{Inception}}'' is also an epic in the classical sense. It even deals with a hero on TheHomewardJourney. The in-media-res opening, the three adventures, a symbolic journey to the underworld in the last act: it's all there. Creator/ChristopherNolan seems to know TheEpic like the back of his hand.

* ''Fanfic/InfinityCrisis'': A MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of gigantic proportions. The first story was a crossover between the Series/{{Arrowverse}} and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (with the Justice League of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse also joining in near the end) to undo Thanos's Snap, as in this fic, the Snap affected much of the Multiverse instead of just one universe. From this, over 100 spin-off and tie-in stories have been written that feature over ''54'' individual franchises from various different genres ranging from superhero to comedy and horror, both famous and obscure alike. Various stories have been referencing other future threats to the Multiverse, from the Daleks and the Cybermen of ''Series/DoctorWho'', to Freddy Krueger of ''Franchise/NightmareOnElmStreet'', Morlun and the Inheritors from ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', and even [[spoiler: the Anti-Monitor.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': the teenage superheroes of the DC Universe are assembled by their mentors into a covert ops team, and over the course of several years fight against the machinations of a cabal of DC supervillains aiming to turn Earth into an interplanetary superpower. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Currently unfinished due to cancellation]].

* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': an aging Superman comes out of retirement and reassembles the Justice League to rein in their more violent and nihilistic successors, leading to a war that may cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. [[AwesomeArt Lavishly illustrated]] by Creator/AlexRoss, it serves as a potential GrandFinale for the entire DC Universe.

* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': An aging Superman comes out of retirement and reassembles the Justice League to rein in their more violent and nihilistic successors, leading to a war that may cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Serves as a potential GrandFinale for the entire DC Universe.

* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': An aging Superman comes out of retirement and reassembles the Justice League to rein in their more violent and nihilistic successors, ushering in a war that may lead to TheEndOfTheWorld as we know it. Serves as a potential GrandFinale for the entire DC Universe.

* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': After the disappearance of her best friend, a young girl and her literal spirit animal embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind a powerful and mysterious substance known as "Dust".

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': The last remaining member of a disgraced clan of vampire hunters must fight Dracula, who seeks to destroy mankind as vengeance for the death of his wife.

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017:'': The last remaining member of a disgraced clan of vampire hunters embarks on a quest to stop Dracula, who seeks to destroy mankind as vengeance for the death of his wife.

* ''WesternAnimation:'': The last remaining member of a disgraced clan of vampire hunters embarks on a quest to stop Dracula, who seeks to destroy mankind as vengeance for the death of his wife.

** ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': A group of detectives find themselves locked up and trying to escape into the real world. While the webcomic begins as a small comedic adventure, it quickly turns into a conflict on a universal scale, where solving diplomatic conflicts of fantasy kingdoms, turning the universe upside down and playing Sudoku with Death itself are only small steps on the way to freedom.

* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' is inspired by Hercule's deeds from the ClassicalMythology and follows the life of the legendary hero throughout ancient Greece as he fights tyrants, monsters, and the machinations of the Olympian gods.

* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' is inspired by Hercule's deeds from the ClassicMythology and follows the life of the legendary hero throughout ancient Greece as he fights tyrants, monsters, and the machinations of the Olympian gods.

* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' is inspired by Hercule's deeds from the GreekMythology and follows the life of the legendary hero throughout ancient Greece as he fights tyrants, monsters, and the machinations of the Olympian gods.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' adapts ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' adapts ''Literature/FireAndBlood''.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' adapts the great events of the Second Age, but only from the appendices of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.

* ''Fanfic/InfinityCrisis'': A MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of gigantic proportions. The first story was a crossover between the Series/{{Arrowverse}} and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (with the Justice League of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse also joining in near the end) to undo Thanos's Snap, as in this fic, the Snap affected much of the Multiverse instead of just one universe. From this, over 100 spin-off and tie-in stories have been written that feature over ''54'' individual franchises from various different genres ranging from superhero to comedy and horror. Various stories have been referencing other future threats to the Multiverse, from the Daleks and the Cybermen of ''Series/DoctorWho'', to [[Morlun and the Inheritors ComicBooks/SpiderVerse]], and even [[spoiler: the Anti-Monitor.]]

* ''Fanfic/InfinityCrisis'': A MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of gigantic proportions involving not just the Series/{{Arrowverse}}, the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse but over ''54'' individual franchises from different genres ranging from superhero to comedy and horror. The story and its subsequent spinoffs focus on multiple teams of heroes working to reverse Thanos' Snap.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Upon learning he's the son of Zeus, a young demigod embarks on a quest to train and become a hero worthy of a place on Mount Olympus, while Hades, the ruler of the Underworld, plots against him. A much LighterAndSofter reimagining of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the myth of Herakles]].